As Russian President Vladimir Putin presented France’s first lady with a bouquet of flowers ahead of talks with his French counterpart on Thursday, Sputnik discussed the move with Elena Maximova, a lector at the floristic design school “Nicole” in Russia.

Florist Elena Maximova assessed a bouquet of flowers given by Vladimir Putin to Brigitte Macron as a positive sign.

“Light-colored roses are a sign of femininity. And they are quite high-status,” Maximova said.